2-Ingredient Chocolate Chickpea Clusters

Super healthy, crazy easy chocolate and chickpea snack rich in protein, fiber, magnesium and anti-oxidants. The perfect grab-and-run snack to boost you out of those afternoon slump.

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2-Ingredient Chocolate Chickpea Clusters

I am fast falling in love with 2-ingredient recipes.

They do say necessity is the mother of invention so perhaps that is where my ideas are coming from?

Easy protein snacks are just so useful, and when they involve mood-boosting dark chocolate, all the better!

Our 10-pound Pomeranian hurt his back this week, and he is typically super cheerful, but when he has a hurt, he becomes very moody and sadly quiet, no matter the issue. Now this back issue is probably pretty painful, so we are all having to take turns babysitting him this week. Hand-feeding him, handing him his water bowl, putting back his heating pad when he walks off with it, dragging it behind him.

If ever there was a week I needed a fast energy-boosting snack, this was it!

And we all know the beauty of chickpeas. Oh sure, I know I took a detour earlier to use white beans instead of chickpeas in some conventional recipes, but that doesn’t mean I’ve cooled to chickpea qualities – never!  I love the protein and fiber that they deliver.

How Healthy are Chickpeas?

Chickpeas have been enjoying a reputation in the last few years as being a “superfood”.

This popular legume, or bean, is low in fat and sodium, high in protein, fiber, iron, antioxidants. Also high in vitamin K, folate, phosphorus, zinc, choline, and selenium – all of which are often short in traditional diets.

So wrapping them in magnesium-and-antioxidant rich dark chocolate seems like the perfect way to a wholesome easy healthy snack!

The end result is rich dark chocolate and salty interior – no manufactured candy bar can come close in taste or nutrition to this homemade wonder.

The only time-drag here is you must roast the chickpeas. But that’s all, no other prep is needed.

Pop them in the oven and go do something else while they roast.

But remember, to make the melting magic happen, the chickpeas must go straight from the oven into a bowl of chocolate chips – so plan your schedule accordingly!

You’ve heard of the rule of the gong? Well, this is the rule of the hot chickpea! Okay, now I’m getting silly, all those puppy-sitting-sleepless nights are getting to me. Onward to the recipe!

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2-Ingredient Chocolate Chickpea Clusters

Super healthy, crazy easy chocolate and chickpea snack rich in protein, fiber, magnesium and anti-oxidants. The perfect grab-and-run snack to boost you out of those afternoon slump.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword chickpeas, chocolate

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 75 kcal

Author Dee Dine

Ingredients

• 1 can 15oz/425gms of chickpeas
• 1 cup chocolate chips

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Rinse chickpeas and spread parchment on a small cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour. Stir twice to make sure undersides are also toasted.

2. Pour chocolate chips in a bowl, and put HOT chickpeas straight from the oven on top of the chocolate chips, stirring to melt them. If you need to, microwave the bowl in increments of 20 seconds until chocolate is melted enough to stir and coat the chickpeas.

3. Replace the parchment in the cookie sheet and dollop 1 tbsp of mixture in rows, with 1 inch separation. Chill in refrigerator for one hour.
4. They are ready to eat! Store in frig or room temperature, it’s up to you.

Recipe Notes

Recipe by Dee at GreenSmoothieGourmet.com - Thanks for visiting!

Nutrition Facts

2-Ingredient Chocolate Chickpea Clusters

Amount Per Serving

Calories 75 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 7g

Protein 1g 2%

Calcium 1.9%

Iron 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.